Year 5 Class News

The Challenge Cup

Posted on Friday 21 November 2014 by Mr Wilks

We were lucky enough to get a class photo with the Challenge Cup yesterday after the assembly from Leeds Rhinos.

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Ronnie the Rhino and the Challenge Cup!

Posted on Friday 21 November 2014 by Mr Wilks

Yesterday, we had a fun-packed assembly from two Leeds Rhino Coaches who recapped some very important messages about how to have a healthy lifestyle. They introduced us to their friend Ronnie the Rhino – who had successfully changed his unhealthy lifestyle by eating a more balanced diet and doing lots more exercise. We were also very lucky as Ronnie had brought in The Challenge Cup which the Leeds Rhinos won recently.

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Takeover Day!

Posted on Friday 21 November 2014 by Mr Wilks

Today is Takeover Day which means the children are doing lots of the jobs adults usually do in school (or at least helping them). In Year 5 this has meant that some children led a DT lesson; some children led the weekly tests; some children served school dinners; children chose the certificates and presented them in assembly.

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Zack’s marvellous Mathletics achievement!

Posted on Friday 21 November 2014 by Mr Wilks

Yesterday was a great day for Zack! He was the first person in our class, and possibly the school, to break into the top 100 UK students on Mathletics. Each time you play a game or complete an activity, you get a certain number of points. These points are added up over the course of a week and the students with the best scores go up on the leaderboard. Unfortunately, we’ve not (yet) managed to get on to the leaderboard for the top UK classes. I’m hoping to see us up there soon!

d:side

Posted on Wednesday 19 November 2014 by Mr Wilks

We had a visit from d:side this morning to talk to us about the dangers of solvents and solvent abuse.

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Leeds United player visits Year 5

Posted on Tuesday 18 November 2014 by Mr Wilks

This afternoon, Molly Cawood, a professional footballer at Leeds United, visited the class to talk about her experiences of being a professional footballer and how she makes sure she stays fit and healthy.

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Tai Chi

Posted on Tuesday 18 November 2014 by Mr Wilks

We’ve been learning about Tai Chi this morning.

Did you know that Tai Chi means Supreme Ultimate Fist? It is a Chinese martial art which focuses on defence. It is a graceful form of exercise involving slow, precise movements.

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Heart Research

Posted on Monday 17 November 2014 by Mr Wilks

This morning, we’ve had a visit from at Heart Research UK who has taught us about the heart and the important job that it does in our bodies. We also learnt about how to take care of our heart.

Did you know…?

  • The heart is a muscle and is about the same size as a clenched fist.
  • The average heartbeat of an adult is 70 beats per minute.
  • The blood cells in our body travel about 20,000 miles every day. That’s the equivalent of travelling from Leeds to Honk Kong and back again!
  • The average heartbeat of a baby is between 130 and 150 beats per minute.
  • Blood travels through the arteries at about 30 mph.
  • Blood carrying oxygen travels through the body in arteries. Blood carrying blood without oxygen is carried through the body in veins.

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Martial Arts!

Posted on Monday 17 November 2014 by Mr Wilks

Health week has started for us with some martial arts. Sensai John taught us some warm up stretches, punches, kicks and even Japanese numbers to ten.

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Cracking creative homeworks!

Posted on Friday 14 November 2014 by Mr Wilks

Here are some of our favourite homeworkers from this week:
This is Molly’s board game about staying safe:

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This is Simran’s colourful safety poster:

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This is Jahneil’s huge homework:

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This is Jaskirat’s quiz:

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This is Sofiah’s fantastic safety story:

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